SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

The Tigers are off the betting board and have no odds to win the championship. They are projected to win 49 games and come in under their pre-season futures line of 68. In simulations, they have been eliminated from playoff contention. They were a +2000 'underdog' to make the playoffs in the preseason. Their preseason chances to win the division were 0.3% at 60/1, 1.6%. In simulations they finish last in the AL based on projected wins.

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REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

Based on money line odds their expected record at this point of the season is 53.4-81.6. They are coming up short of expectations at 40-95. If you bet on them to win every game you would be down quite a bit (-3565 units). They are not good against the spread (54-81) for a -2502 loss. Their under-over record is 64-61 with 10 pushes. In their next game vs the Twins they are only winning 22% of the simulations. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

TEAM STATISTICAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Their average run differential is -2.01 which ranks #15 in the AL, which is the same as how they rank in win percentage. They are the #14 ranked team in run differential (based on all teams' road stats) and the #15 ranked team among home teams. Their average run differential in their past 13 games is -2.46 which ranks them #14 over this stretch, slightly better than overall.

TEAM STATS PER GAME (League Rank):

ALLOWED TO OPPOSING TEAMS (Lower # is Better):

TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by Ronny Rodriguez who is projected to be the #9 shortstop the rest of the season. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.